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Cooking fire escapes, burns stove

Madras police were actively extinguishing the fire when the Jefferson County Fire Department arrived.

A kitchen fire in a two-story townhome-style duplex on Southwest Second Street was reported by occupants Jan. 16.

Firefighters were dispatched to the duplex at 7:49 p.m. and found a stove fire. The occupants safely made it out of the home, without injury.

Damage was limited to the kitchen area of the home, according to Jefferson County Fire Chief Brian Huff.

"The fire occurred while the occupants were attempting to fry some French fries on the stove using cooking oil," he said. "A flareup occurred and escaped the stove area, damaging the microwave directly above the stove, the cabinets on either side of the microwave and the wall and ceiling directly above the stove."

"Madras police were first on scene and were actively extinguishing the fire upon arrival of firefighters, making our job easier by keeping the fire small," said Huff. "Firefighters finished extinguishing the fire and performed salvage and overhaul operations by removing smoke and damaged items from the structure."